Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
650
216
206
144
142
157
154
157
154
154
163
160
123
110
78
76
71
60
87
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23AM1.89m
11:47PM1.77m
12:22PM1.95m
00:45AM1.83m
1:18PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.27m
5:57AM0.16m
6:36PM0.21m
6:54AM0.10m
7:31PM0.16m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
6
5
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
3
2
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
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